Wu Yee Sun College full-time undergraduate students are now invited to apply for the Reaching Out Award 2018/19 (ROA) offered by the HKSAR Government. These awards, in the amount of HK$10,000 each, aim to support students to participate in events/competitions (e.g. conferences/forums/workshops/seminars/training camps/competitions/service projects etc.), internships or placements (credit-bearing/non-credit bearing), field/study trips or courses (e.g. foreign language immersion programmes/academic exchange programmes etc.) which are conducted outside Hong Kong in 2018/19 academic year (1 Sep 2018 – 31 Aug 2019).
Selection Criteria:
- Applicants should be full-time undergraduate students
- The outreaching activities should be conducted outside Hong Kong, either organized or endorsed by the university
- No restriction on the duration of the outreaching activities but must take place during 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2019
- Year 1 applicants must have good academic results during secondary education and in public examinations; Year 2 or above applicants must have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above up to the summer session of the previous academic year (if cumulative GPA is not available, a GPA equivalent of 3.0 or above in the previous academic year is required)
- Preference is given to local students
- Financial need may also be considered
- Students can only be awarded once throughout the entire study programme
- Applicants can apply for ONE activity only
- Each ROA awardee is required to submit a reflection report within one month of completion of the outreaching activity following the Guidelines and Templates provided by the Education Bureau
Supporting Documents Required:
- A completed Resume Form
- For Year 1 applicants: copies of public examination reports (e.g. HKDSE, IB, GCE etc.)
- For Year 2 or above applicants: transcript on current programme up to academic year 2017-18, including summer term (if any)
- Copies of academic transcripts with Explanation Notes of Grading System on an Exchange Programme (if any)
- Information of the outreaching activity issued by the organizer (e.g. poster, leaflet, email etc.) if it is not available on the web
- A Reflection Report if the nominee has already completed the outreaching activity at the time of application
- Interested students please submit the above documents to the College Office (G03, G/F, East Block) during office hours as well as uploading the Resume Form via http://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=6346965 on or before 5:30pm, Thursday, 31 January 2019
- Incomplete forms and late applications will not be accepted.
Enquiries: Miss Yolinda Wong (yolindawong@cuhk.edu.hk / 3943 3932)
